Tacitus

Tacitus (200-June 276) was Roman emperor from 25 September 275 to June 276, succeeding Ulpia Severina and preceding Florianus.

Biography
Tacitus was born in 200 in Interamna, Italia, Roman Empire (now Terni, Italy). Coming from a well-educated family, he became consul in 273, and the Roman Senate chose him to succeed the assassinated Aurelian on 25 September 275. He returned to Rome, where power was handed over to him by Aurelian's wife Ulpia Severina, who had a brief rule in her own right. Tacitus had the senate deify Aurelian before executing his murderers, and he then began his own rule. Tacitus fought against the rogue German mercenaries that Aurelian had hired for his Persian campaign, and he defeated the Heruli and other mercenaries in battle; he was given the title "Gothicus Maximus" as a result. Unfortunately, he died of fever at Tyana in June 276.